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Transgender students in Texas would be barred from school sports teams matching their gender identity under a bill advanced by state Senate

The proposal would prohibit students from participating in a sport “that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student’s biological sex as determined at the student’s birth.”

By Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune
Posted 4/14/21

Transgender students would be banned from competing on school sports teams based on their gender identity under a bill that received initial approval by the Texas Senate on Wednesday.

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